A hunting we will go!

The book is about two kids who don't want to go to sleep because their wide awake.  They go do fun stuff for hours. -- Migi

Journey Cake, Ho!

The book tells about a kid who is helped by a rolling cake when he is sent away from his home because the animals go missing. -- Migi

New Baby train

New Baby Train is about a kid who tells his siblings how babies came to them.  He goes to the baby train and gets on, looking for a baby for his family. - Migi, 11

A Ticket to Philippines

This book tells about the islands of the Philippines, tropical places, volcanoes, a little history, and what the people do there. -- Migi, 11

Hurricanes and Tornadoes

About the same as the other tornado books here, but still fun to read.  -- Migi, 11

****

Flint's Island

This is basically like Treasure Island and it has many of the same characters and there's a person looking for treasure.  It wasn't that great.  Treasure Island is better because it has a lot of action and this one doesn't.  - Migi, 11

***

The Loner by Ester Wier

It's about this kid, his parents are dead, and he's looking for something he can own, like a place where he can live.  It's about adventures in the wilderness.  At the end of the book, he's not a loner anymore.

*** - Migi, 11

Shadow Children (Among the Hidden, etc.)

My 11-yo and I loved this series from Margaret Peterson Haddix.  (She's the same person who wrote "Just Ella" which my 18-yo read and liked "a bit".)  Very pro-life message, but not overtly so.  Start out with "Among the Hidden" and go from there.  Rarely am I entranced with books like these, but I was pleasantly surprised -- you may be too.

Siberian Tigers (In the Wild)

Siberian Tigers (In the Wild) - read by 11-yo.  I never thought I'd say this, but Siberian tigers are adorable.  Or at least they are in the pictures in this book :)

Tornadoes by Peter Murray

Yet another tornado book read by 11-yo.  Do you know what willy-willies are?

Volcanoes by Seymour Simon

Who doesn't love Seymour Simon books?  One more volcano book for my 11-yo.  We should probably plan a field trip to a real volcano sometime.  Know of a good dormant one near 45011?